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The arraignment of errorThe arraignment of errour
The arraignment of error: or, A discourse serving as a curb to restrain the wantonness of mens spirits in the entertainment of opinions; and as a compass, whereby we may sail in the search and finding of truth; distributed into six main questions. Quest. 1. How it may stand with Gods, with Satan's, with a mans own ends, that there should be erroneous opinions? Quest. 2. What are the grounds of abounding errors? Quest. 3. Why so many are carried away with error? Quest. 4. Who those are that are in danger? Quest. 5. What are the examens, or the trials of opinions, and characters of truth? Quest. 6. What ways God hath left in his Word for the suppressing of error, and reducing of erroneous persons? Under which general questions, many other necessary and profitable queries are comprised, discussed, and resolved. And in conclusion of all; some motives, and means, conducing to an happy accommodation of our present differences, are subjoined. / By Samuel Bolton minister of the Word of God at Saviours-Southwark.The arraignment of errour: or, A discourse serving as a curb to restrain the wantonnesse of mens spirits in the entertainment of opinions; and as a compasse, whereby we may sail in the search and finding of truth; distributed into six main questions. Quest. 1. How it may stand with Gods, with Satans, with a mans own ends, that there should be erroneous opinions? Quest. 2. What are the grounds of abounding errours? Quest. 3. Why so many are carried away with errour? Quest. 4. Who those are that are in danger? Quest. 5. What are the examens, or the trials of opinions, and characters of truth? Quest. 6. What waies God hath left in his Word for the suppressing of errour, and reducing of erroneous persons? Under which generall questions, many other necessary and profitable queries are comprized, discussed, and resolved. And in conclusion of all; some motives, and means, conducing to an happy accommodation of our present differences, are subjoyned. / By Samuel Bolton minister of the Word of God at Saviours-Southwark.
London: printed by G. Miller for Andrew Kembe, 1646
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And here again if you will consult with the Papists, they will tell you, that the definitions of Synods, the determinations of the Pope, these are the unerring rules, these are the infallible Judges of controversies and opinions: as for the Scriptures, they say of that, it is but nasus cereus, a nose of wax which may be wrested any way, and will receive what interpretation men will give it.a Not the Scripture, say they, which is the voice of God, but the voice of the present Church is Master and infallible Judge of our faith. But I purpose not to launch into this vast •ea of controversy, but waving the long disputes about this point, as succinctly and clearly as I can, I shall give you the truth.
And here again if you will consult with the Papists, they will tell you, that the d•finitions of Synods, the determinations of the Pope, these are the unerring rules, these are the infallible Judges of controversies and opinions: as for the Scriptures, they say of that, it is but nasus cereus, a nose of wax which may be wrested any way, and will receive what interpretation men will give it.a Not the Scripture, say they, which is the voice of God, but the voice of the present Church is Master and infallible Judge of our faith. But I purpose not to lanch into this vast •ea of controversie, but waving the long disputes about this poin•, as succinctly and clearly as I can, I shall give you the truth.
- aScriptura non potest esse judex controversiarum circa fidem. Non Scriptura Dei vox, sed ecclesiae praesentis vox est fidei nostrae magister & judex injallihilis.
And that I may proceed more distinctly and clearly in the resolution of this Question; give me leave by way of premisall to tell you what we mean by opinions, and what we mean by rule.